My son is 9 days away from being an 8th grader (Aug. 21 birthday) this year instead of a freshman. He qualified for High School state at 106 and will wrestle 14U for kids series, because that is his age and that is the rule.
Plus, the 14u 105-110 brackets will be tougher/deeper than the HS 100-106-113 brackets, anyway.
At Districts, we usually only have 2-3 kids in the HS brackets at those weights. But at 14u, those weights are full brackets and it's lot tougher to qualify & place at state.
I think kids should go whatever age/weight they want to go, for whatever their personal reasons are. Every kid's situation is different and what's best for one may not be what's best for another.
